The award supports research and scholarship of a junior faculty member. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014-2015 Dr. James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award. The due date for applications is June 6, 2014.

Recipients of this award have demonstrated empathy for patients and their families, effectiveness in listening to and communicating with our patients and families; advocacy for and demonstration of the highest standards of patient care and maintained exemplary professional and interpersonal interactions with colleagues, staff, patients, and visitors.

The Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professorships are intended to honor mid-career faculty with a track record of substantial leadership in teaching medical students as well as educational innovation.

The eight teaching awards annually recognize the importance of excellence in medical student teaching. They seek to increase the prestige of great teachers and make teaching a more viable part of a faculty member’s career path.

Each year, the UNC School of Medicine celebrated exemplary alumni and faculty with its Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards include two Distinguished Medical Alumnus Awards, the Medical Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Distinguished Service Award.